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How Italy's general strike for Gaza will hit public transport on Monday (www.wantedinrome.com)

submitted 7 months ago by streetfestival@lemmy.ca to c/world_news@lemmy.ca

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What corporate North American media doesn't want you to know about! Apparently, they launched a 4-hour strike on Friday, have a 24-hour general strike today (Monday, 22nd), and I think another 24-hour general strike is planned for October 3rd. Solidarity against billionaires, fascists, and genocide supporters ✊

Italian trade unions have called a 24-hour general strike on Monday 22 September, involving the public and private sectors, to demonstrate their solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

In a joint statement, the CUB, USB, ADL and SGB unions said the strike is "against the genocide in Palestine" and the "supply of weapons to Israel".

The unions have demanded "unconditional support for the Global Sumud Flotilla mission" and "sanctions against Israel", denouncing "the inertia of the Italian and EU governments" in the face of the violence suffered by the people of Gaza.

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[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

I've heard on Mastodon that Spain's set to strike tmrw... ✊

[–] OliveMoon@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

“the inertia of the Italian and EU governments”. There are subtle differences to the definition of inertia, but I think this one is the best in this situation: resistance or disinclination to motion, action, or change. The same could be said about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.